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Giants Week 4 Report Card: Major Fail

The Giants fell to 1-3 on the year with two tough games on deck.

Patricia Traina

Giants Week 4 Report Card: Major Fail
Giants Week 4 Report Card: Major Fail /
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Grading the New York Giants' 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Offense: F

Count 'em: 11 sacks, ten against quarterback Daniel Jones, one against receiver Parris Campbell running a trick play. It didn't matter what offensive line combination the Giants had out there--they were all terrible. And speaking of Jones, he has reverted to the skittish quarterback he was a couple of years ago. He had two interceptions (now tied with Jimmy Garoppolo of the Raiders for the most in the league). He had a handful of poor decisions, including on the Pick-6 to cornerback Devon Witherspoon, as Jones tried to hit Campbell despite having Darren Waller wide open. Just an all-around disaster for a Giants offense that has scored nine points in the first half of its games this season.

Giants Embarrassed by Seattle, 24-3

Defense: B-

Yes, there were missed tackles, but the defense wasn't as bad as the offense. KAybvon Thibodeau came to play, recording two sacks, two quarterback hits, and a lot of heads-up play. The Giants held Seattle to 121 yards rushing, 79 of those by Kenneth Walker III, and they limited Geno Smith to just 110 yards passing (13 of 10). Fourteen of the Seahawk's points came from Giants turnovers, giving Seattle a short field. So again, it was not a bad effort considering the rest of the team's performance, but it wasn't good enough.

New York Giants Week 4 Loss By the Numbers

Special Teams: F

Okay, this is getting ridiculous now. From ERic Gray's muffed punt when he dove for the ball (he was replaced the rest of the way by Adoree Jackson--that's how bad it was) to the six penalties (three of which were of the disciplined variety), the serial teams were flat out awful. The silver linings? Graham Gano hit a 55-yarder, and Jamie Gillan punted well again, netting 45.0 yards. But it just wasn't enough to save this unit from a failing grade.

Coaching: F

This staff had 11 days to figure things out, and the team looked no better this week than it did in Week 1's embarrassing blowout. But what hurt the most with this loss is that the Seahawks didn't even play that well, yet they still made the Giants look like chumps out there. The Giants, as they did against Dallas, got away from running the ball despite having success in the first series doing so. Eventually, they returned to it later in the game, but it was too late by then. And this decision to leave Daniel Jones in until the last series has got to stop, particularly if he's taking the kind of beating he took again this week.

 

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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